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SuAOCWLAND
To
Shadowland
From Famous Player s-Lasky Corporation come
all good wishes and greetings to the new magazine
On the forthcoming appearance of Shadow
which will hold a unique place among the photo
land please accept my best wishes and heartiest
play publications and, we believe, realize all its
congratulations. As I recall the progressions
highest hopes and expectations.
which have effected the motion-picture since its
Cordially,
invention, I feel how significant is the growth
JESSE L. LASKY,
which began with you. "The Motion Picture Mag
Vice-President,
azine" continued splendidly with "The Classic"
Famous Player s-Lasky Corporation.
and now takes still a further step forward with Shadowland.
/ remember the wood-cuts and black-and-white of the original numbers of "The Motion Picture Magazine" very well. As the business was refined there arose naturally the demand that the cruder publicity which was being given to the movies also be refined. The outcome of this was "The Classic," with photogravures, etc. And now even the modem form of that is to be surpassed and Shadowland is to give us, in addition, color. All this is undeniably significant. The motionpicture industry owes a real debt of gratitude to
I have your letter regarding your new publica
the editors who cham-pioned it in its rough infancy
tion, Shadowland, and I am more than glad to
and now have the pleasure of seeing a maturity
welcome literature of that style of composition, in
which is artistic and full of the possibilities of
asmuch as I suppose you will make it a sister
beauty.
—
publication to "The Classic," which I consider
Sincerely,
well worth while.
SAMUEL GOLDWYN,
Wishing you every success with your new work.
President,
Yours sincerely,
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation.
-~—
MAURICE TOURNEUR.
■
I have just learned of your intention to begin the publication of a new motion picture magazine
It affords me great pleasure to offer my sincere
— Shadowland.
appreciation of the good news that your new mag
I don't see how there could be a magazine to
azine, Shadowland, will soon be in our hands.
excel "The Motion Picture Magazine" and
I believe that good things are never too plenti
"Classic," with their artistic pictures, clever arti
ful. And judging from the success of "The Mo
cles and fearlessly just criticisms. At the same
tion Picture Magazine" and "The Classic,"
time I know you woidd not make a new step un
Shadowland will undoubtedly enjoy an extensive
less it were a step forward; so I do not doubt that
welcome.
Shadowland will set a new standard for motion
With every good wish, I am,
picture journalism. We are all waiting for the
Cordially yours,
first issue with a lot of pleasurable interest. Please
CHARLES CHAPLIX.
accept my best wishes for its success. Cordially yours,
MACK SENNETT.
Pap